Lupita Nyong'o Quotes

Fame is finally only the sum total of all the misunderstanding that can gather around a new name.

fame is merely the fact of being misunderstood by millions of people.

Celebrity is the advantage of being known to people who we don't know, and who don't know us.

Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are.

For somebody famous, it's weird anyway to meet someone, because they have a preconceived notion of who you are.

Fame is a series of misunderstandings surrounding a name.

Fame is a form, perhaps the worst form, of incomprehension.

I think I have just always had an awareness that when you go to a premiere and people start cheering and shouting your name and stuff, they are shouting at a perception of you that they have.

All the people know Tomba, but not the real Alberto.

I was getting a lot of hassles from the public. Everybody recognized me.

I'm used to the public knowing me, knowing about me.

I always have to make it as clear as I possibly can that fame is 99.9 percent good.

Fame is a problem of perspective.

It's weird to be called a celebrity or talk about it. I don't talk about being a celebrity in my business meetings. I don't talk about it with my friends. It's not a part of my life. It's a media perception of who I am.

Fame is the sum of the misunderstanding that gathers about a new name.

I don't think I'm known for my gifts - I'm known for my gall. I don't want to be just a famous person - I'm too old.

My pastor said, Just because you were a celebrity doesn't mean you're supposed to be a celebrity now.

Fame is a mind - a way of thinking about things. It's all in your mind.

I think I'll always be famous. I just hope I don't become infamous.

Having been in Hollywood as a shadow, as someone who is almost invisible, I can see fame for what it is.

Once you become famous, there is nothing left to become but infamous.

I'm not famous; I am simply very well-known to certain people. Famous is something different.

I know my mother so well, so it's hard for me to remember that people have a certain image of her, but they don't really know her personality.

Fame comes with its own standard. A guy who twitches his lips is just another guy with a lip twitch - unless he's Humphrey Bogart.

A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services.